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The Telangana government issued an order on the implementation of the subcategorization of scheduled castes (SC) on Monday, which makes it the first state in the country to do so, said Irrigation Minister Nttam Kumar Reddy
The minister claimed that previous governments in Telangana were limited to approvement resolutions for subcategorization and never advance. (PTI’s photo)
The Telangana government issued an order on the implementation of the subcategorization of scheduled castes (SC) on Monday, which makes it the first state in the country to do so, said Irrigation Minister Nttam Kumar Reddy.
The Telangana government had previously appointed a commission headed by the retired judge of the Superior Court Shameem Akther on the SC subcategorization, which made recommendations that the 59 scheduled caste communities (SC) were divided into reserve education reserve reserve reserve of reserve reserve of reserve reserve of reserve.
“The following law of the Telangana Legislature received the assent of the governor on April 8, 2025, and said assent is first published in the Telangana Gazette to obtain general information on April 14, 2025,” said the GO.
The Issue of GO coincides with the birth anniversary of Br Ambedkar, architect of the Constitution of India.
The Prime Minister A Revanth Reddy in a position on ‘X’ said that the state government paid the best tributes by putting into force a great “act of social justice” that addresses a long and delayed demand for classification of SC subcostas.
“Telangana is the first state in India to implement the revolutionary decision of #SCSUBCategorization. We are all proud to have made history,” he said in the publication.
Revanth Reddy also said to empower and guarantee opportunities for all Dalits sections, the state government issued a notification of the Gazette, whose first copy was delivered by the committee that undertook the “historical work.”
The compliance with the report of the Commission, Group I that includes 15 social, economic and educational SC communities, is awarded a one percent reserve.
Group II, including 18 moderately benefited SC communities, is tried with a quota of nine percent, while Group III comprises 26 significant SC communities, receive a five per center.
Going to a press conference, Minister Utam Reddy, who led a SC subcategorization subcommittee, said the first copy of the GO was given the main minister to Revanth Reddy this morning.
“As of today, from this moment on, the SC subcategorization will be implemented in Telangana in Employment and Education. We have issued a going to this effect,” he told reporters.
“Telangana is the first state to implement the SC subcategorization after the verdicts of the Supreme Court,” said Reddy.
The minister claimed that previous governments in Telangana were limited to approvement resolutions for subcategorization and never advance.
In addition, he said that all labor vacancies in the state government will now be filled according to the subcategorization of SCS.
The irrigation minister also said that the cabinet subcommittee did an extensive exercise to collect the opinion of all interested parties.
Hey, also said that if the population of SC rises in the 2026 census, reserves for it would increase accordingly.
The Telangana Legislature in February accepted Judge Akther’s recommendations about subcategorization SC, rejecting advice that the creamy layer must be exempt from the reserves.
The program of scheduled castes (reservation rationalization), 2025 were approved last month. The Supreme Court gave a verdict last year in favor of the subcategorization.
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(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a FEED – PTI syndicated news agency)
